Plow



.Patented Mar. 24, 1925i.`

entrees-raras nagaan WILLIAM c. rnnsnnnr. AND BIRD N. wrrrrairnn, orPILo'r r/ronn'rnrn, non'rn onnoltrivn, Assren'ons or ONE-THIRD Towratten' n.. or einer ivronnrarn,

NORTH CAROLINA.

PLOW.

Application filed. July 1G, 1924. Serial No. 725,176.

To all whom t may concern.'

lle it lmownthat we, WILLIAM C.A Pans- Nnn, and BIRD N. lVi-Iiirannn,citizens of the United States, residing at Pilot Mountain, in the countyof Surry and State of North Carolina, have invented new and usefullmproveinents in Flows, of which the following is a specification.

@ur invention relates to improvements in p-lows, the objects in viewbeing to provide a strong and durable plow in which the height of thehandles may be adjust-ed tosuit the plowman, and also in which thestandard may oe adjusted so as to regulate the depth of cut.

Another object of invention is to provide ashovel plow in which thestandard is capable of angular adjustment in relation to the vw-beamwithout causing any play or weak points in such adjusting devices.

l brief description of the drawings follows:

YFigure 1 is a perspective view of the plow. Figure 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the rear portion of the plow.

ln the drawings like numerals of reference indicate like parts thruoutthe figures. rlhe numeral designa-tes the beam of the plow to which isaffixed the iron strap 11. rlhis iron strap 11 is secured to the forwardend of the beam by the bolt 12 and extends forwardly, downwardly, andrearwardly to the underneath side of the beam, and is there secured bythe other end of the bolt 12 which passes thru the beam 10, thusforming` the clevis 13. 'lhisiironmember 11;

extends rearwardly thekentijre length of the beam 10, andeXtends-fupwardly as at ,14, and forwardly at'15,`which"portion. isembedded in a groove in theu'pper side of the rear end of the bea-m 10.*lf desired, the iron member 11 may entend 'forwardly 'from the point 15to the forward end of the beam 10 and join the other end of the ironmember at 12, thusgoing completely around the beam 10.

`Adjustably connected to the beam 10 is the standard comprising themembers 16 and 17. These members are located on either side of the beam10 and extend downwardly and are welded together at the base portionthereof. The members 16 and 17 have holes therein at points above andbelow the beam, and bolts 17 and 18 are placed therein to secure thestandard to the beam. The

bolt "18 penetrates the eye 19 of the member 20 and forms a hinge. Thismember 20 is located between ythe upper ends of the standard members 16and lfand entends rearwardly, having holes 21 therein which serve toreceive the bolt 22 for purposes of adjusting the standard with respectto the beam. p

The brace Qlis secured to the lower portion of the bolt 22 and entendsforwardly and'downwardly to a point bet'\.veen the standard members 16and 17, andris there PATENT ori-ucs.,

secured to the standard by means of a bolt bolt 17 slides.

The handles 2G are secured to the forward vportion of the beam by thecuff-bolt 27.

The rearward portion of the handles are se'- cured by members 28 to therear end of the beam by the bolt 29, and at the upper vends of thebraces 28 there are holes 32, thrul which bolts 30 are inserted tosecure the braces 28 to the handles.

One or more bolts 31 penetrate the beam 10 and the `iron strap 11 tothus hold the member 11 in close relation to the beam 10.

In the rear end of the beam 10 there is a hole 34 thru which the bolt 29is placed to secure the braces 28 to the rear portion of the beam 10.

Between the beam 1() and the member 2O creased upon adjustment of`therystandard 16-17 by moving,` the member2Orearwardly or forwardly.llVithout this space'the bolts 17 and 18 would bind on the, upper andlower edges of the beam and thus prevent adjustment of the angularity ofthe standard with respect to the beam 10.

The space or slot 3G accommodates the bolt 17 and prevents up and downmovement of the standard.

The method` of operation is as follows:

To adjust the angrularity of the standard, the nut is removed from thebolt 22 and the member 20 is moved forwardly or rearwardly until anotherof the holes 21 will register with the bolt 22., This increases ordecreases are provided'whereby this means of adjust! ment does notweaken the plow, but on the other handresults in a plow which is strongand i durable.

Having thus described our invention what we claim 'sz-` f i l. In aplow, a beam, a standard, 'means foradjustingthe angular relationbetween*Jangularitybetweenthe beam anc standard.vv the beam andstandard, sai-d `meanseoi'npris- 2 standard `comprising 'memberslooatedon eae-hsideof the beam, andextendmgdown# wardly to 4a point where theyeonvergeand are inseparably'united, a bolt 4eonneeting'thev standardmembers above the beam, another' bolt i connecting said membersimmediately mgA a member pivotally 4securedto. the npperA portion of thestandard, andaadjustably' se-` below the beam, a slot on the lower sideof the beam formed by an ott-set member thru cated on the lower side ofthe beam and-offset therefrom to vprevent a decrease'ln fsaid vspacedrelation apart fromI a change in the a stalidard, andmeansor'angular-adjust- ""in spaced relation tothe beam,and;anyol "-jset guardmember onthe lowersideof the? l. Ina' plow, the combination 'ofa beam,

.ment fot the standard, said means `being` coni'y "neeted'to 'the-upper'portionfof `the standard beamte prevent a downward movement of the`standard.

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ln testimony that we `claim thetoregoing` f y as our own we 'have heretoatl'ixed our s1g-1"'

